Kazakhstan’s Senate Speaker calls UN ‘once reputable’

In a Feb. 19 article published in the Vremya newspaper, Maulen Ashimbayev, chairman of Kazakhstan’s Senate, argued that international institutions are in crisis, citing the United Nations (UN) as an example. He also pointed to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO).

«The once-reputable UN, in its current form, risks following the fate of the League of Nations. The WHO failed the test of the pandemic: Donald Trump, after taking office, announced the U.S. withdrawal from the organization. The WTO has proven ineffective as a dispute resolution arbiter amid geopolitical clashes,» Ashimbayev wrote.

According to him, these organizations are losing credibility because they fail to address global challenges, leading to distrust among member states.

The UN is an international organization founded in 1945 after World War II to promote peace, security and cooperation among countries. It currently has 193 member states.

Kursiv.media’s earlier news piece regarding the UN highlighted the recent report by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights that recommended Kazakhstan to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. If Kazakhstan adheres to the treaty, Russian President Vladimir Putin could potentially face arrest in the country under an ICC warrant.